Sanitary poultry nest



Ds, 1930. A MAGE' 1,784,101

SANITARY POULTRY NEST Filed Jan.A 3,11928 FREDERICK LAGE.

Patented Dec. 9, 1930 UNITED STATES i 1,784,1oa

FREDERICK LAGE, 0F GLADBROOK, IOWA Application led .faiiuary 3, 192.8. Serial N'o. 244,1012.`

These and other objects will be apparenttol those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of thevarious parts of the device, whereby the ob`ects contemplated are attained as hereina ter more ifully set forth, pointed out in my claims and 253 illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my complete sanita poultry nest mounted on a supporting wa l and ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same nest.

Fig. 3 is a front view of my device secured to a supporting wall and shows the position of the two bracket arms for supporting the same.

i? Fig.v4 vis a top plan view of the bracketv portion of the device secured to a supporting wall.

Fig. 5 is a side sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3 of a top portion of the basket T? and more fully illustrates the peripheral bead on the side of the basket for supporting it in the bracket portion.

Fig. 6 is a side sectional view of the upper portion of a modified form Vof basket and shows teeth formed on the upper marginal edge of the basket for preventing the. owls from roosting upon the same. A

No phase of the poultry industry is more neglected than the nests. These nests are 45 usually boxes or the like nailed to their supports, which makes cleaning and sanitation impossible. Such nests soon become the homes of mites and such vermin that prey upon the poultry. I have kovercome these 59 disadvantages by my sanitary poultry nest as win be appreciated bythose familiar with the art.

I-have designated the basket of my device by the numeral 10, which may be of frustoconical shape as shown in the drawings and is preferably made of galvanized iron or other suitable material. Near the upper marginal edge of the basket is a horizontal peripheral bead 11 extending completely around the basket, the purpose of which will hereinafter be understood. The bracket 'for supporting the basket l() comprises a lring" 12 de signed to'be secured totlie wall 13 by one or more screws 14, or other suitable means, as n shown in Fig. 4. Secured on each side of this ring 12 at one of its ends by suitable means, is a supporting arm 15 whichextends downwardly and toward the supporting wall 13 4where its opposite end is secured thereto by a screw or the like 16. To place the basket mi in proper position for use, it is merely necessary to place the same inthe ring 12 where the bead 11 will engage the ring 12 and thereby successfully support the basket. To remove the metal basket'for cleaning or the renewing with freshv nesting material, it isV merely necessary to liftthe basket upward-- ly and' out of the ring 12. In order that the screws 14 will not interfere with the basket 10 when the same is in place the ring 12 is bent for some distance adjacent the supporting wall 13, as shown in Fig. 4. This construction also prevents the `ring 12 from any side movement. Y

To prevent the fowls from using the nest as a roost, the upper edge of the basket is'very sharp, as shown in Fig. 5. In Fig. 6, I have shown a slightly modified form of basket to prevent the using of the basket'as a roost by providing the teeth 17.

The complete construction is exceptionally durable and easily installed with only a screw driver or a hammer.

Somechanges may be made in the construc- 9;;

fied forms of structure or use of mechanical Re equivalents which may loe reasonably included `within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a receiving ring having a straight portion in its length designed to make contact with a sup porting surface, arms secured at one of their ends to said ring and designed to have their other ends secured to a supporting surface, i container open at its top capable or" being placed in said ring, and a peripheral bead formed on said container for preventing the same from passing completely through said ring.

In a device of the class described, areceiving ring having a straight portion in its length designed to make contact with a sup porting surface, arms secured at one of their ends to said ring and designed to have their 2O ends secured to a supporting surface,a tainer open at its top capable ot' being placed in said ring, an endless peripheral lbead formed on said container at a point near its upper portion :for preventing the same from ,5 passing completely through said ring, and n sharp marginal edge formed on the rim of said container.

FREDERICK LAGE. 

